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*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ the honey is a condensation of a thick ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ liquid, inherent to all mazes. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
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:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ mainly collected by the lizardfolk of ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
$*:»~¨¨¨¨¨ the kirugu vargir desert, in the ¨¨¨¨¨~»:*$
§$*:»~¨¨¨¨ underlying tunnels. it's use and ¨¨¨¨~»:*$§
¶§$*:»~¨¨¨ possession is illegal within the city. ¨¨¨~»:*$§¶
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*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ the honey is a reddish amber, very ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ viscous (but still pourable). it smells ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ slightly of eucalyptus, and has a ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ mostly bitter taste. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»
:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ it's highly addictive, and possess ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ strong psychotropic effects. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
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¶§$*:»~¨¨¨ the honey materializes in vaccuums ¨¨¨~»:*$§¶
§$*:»~¨¨¨¨ within any labyrinthine space. the more ¨¨¨¨~»:*$§
$*:»~¨¨¨¨¨ folded and ambiguous, the faster it ¨¨¨¨¨~»:*$
*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ emerges. the cavernous systems under ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the desert of kirugu serves this ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ purpose very well - the lizards use ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ pumps to empty small boxes or jars of ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ air, which then are left overnight and ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»
:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ harvested the next day. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
$*:»~¨¨¨¨¨ most spaces are somewhat mazelike, and ¨¨¨¨¨~»:*$
§$*:»~¨¨¨¨ it's not uncommon for lizards in kirugu ¨¨¨¨~»:*$§
¶§$*:»~¨¨¨ veszelle city to keep a few jars (often ¨¨¨~»:*$§¶
#¶§$*:»~¨¨ hanged from the ceiling in metal crowns ¨¨~»:*$§¶#
##¶§$*:»~¨ made for this purpose). however, these ¨~»:*$§¶##
#¶§$*:»~¨¨ may take weeks to fill. ¨¨~»:*$§¶#
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*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ as a drug ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
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~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ one spoon ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»
:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the drug is used by the lizards in ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ these small (but often continuous) ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
$*:»~¨¨¨¨¨ doses. this heightens the senses ¨¨¨¨¨~»:*$
§$*:»~¨¨¨¨ somewhat but at the cost of a lessened ¨¨¨¨~»:*$§
¶§$*:»~¨¨¨ ability to multi-task - context ¨¨¨~»:*$§¶
#¶§$*:»~¨¨ switching might take longer and be more ¨¨~»:*$§¶#
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§$*:»~¨¨¨¨ ¨ four spoons ¨ ¨¨¨¨~»:*$§
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*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ multitasking becomes very hard (the ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ thought does not occur). senses more ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ acute but "unimportant" (ignored). ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ inner perceptions take the upper hand, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ abstraction and memory faculties are ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»
:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ sharpened severely. slight telepathy ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ (mostly moods) with other honey eaters. ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
$*:»~¨¨¨¨¨ sense of thirst dissappears. still easy ¨¨¨¨¨~»:*$
§$*:»~¨¨¨¨ to move around the body (if so ¨¨¨¨~»:*$§
¶§$*:»~¨¨¨ inclined). ¨¨¨~»:*$§¶
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#¶§$*:»~¨¨ ¨ seven spoons ¨ ¨¨~»:*$§¶#
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§$*:»~¨¨¨¨ the honey eater becomes unresponsive to ¨¨¨¨~»:*$§
$*:»~¨¨¨¨¨ normal stimuli, but able to override ¨¨¨¨¨~»:*$
*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ their own senses with dreamlike ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ imagery. sharing of thoughts with other ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ eaters, mood reading of those who stay ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ sober (worth noting that the thoughts ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ are very fragmented and hard to ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»
:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ decipher, unless you are at a similar ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ level of spoons). at this point the ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
$*:»~¨¨¨¨¨ body is hard to move, and starts losing ¨¨¨¨¨~»:*$
§$*:»~¨¨¨¨ water. ¨¨¨¨~»:*$§
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##¶§$*:»~¨ ¨ nine spoons and above ¨ ¨~»:*$§¶##
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¶§$*:»~¨¨¨ overdose. body losing water quickly, ¨¨¨~»:*$§¶
§$*:»~¨¨¨¨ and is completely unable to move. there ¨¨¨¨~»:*$§
$*:»~¨¨¨¨¨ is intermittent thought sharing with ¨¨¨¨¨~»:*$
*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ sober persons (although ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ unintelligible). memeories are sharded ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ or not formed. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»
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:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ ~ dangers ~ ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
$*:»~¨¨¨¨¨ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ¨¨¨¨¨~»:*$
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¶§$*:»~¨¨¨ most deaths are due to loss of water - ¨¨¨~»:*$§¶
#¶§$*:»~¨¨ thirst is one of the last senses to ¨¨~»:*$§¶#
##¶§$*:»~¨ restable after coming down, often gone ¨~»:*$§¶##
#¶§$*:»~¨¨ for up to twenty four hours. at higher ¨¨~»:*$§¶#
¶§$*:»~¨¨¨ doses it's hard to move, even if you ¨¨¨~»:*$§¶
§$*:»~¨¨¨¨ would remember drinking (which is also ¨¨¨¨~»:*$§
$*:»~¨¨¨¨¨ made harder by the attention focusing ¨¨¨¨¨~»:*$
*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ properties of the honey). ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ people are known to suffer injuries ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ from being still in unfavourable ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ climates for too long, sometimes to the ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»
:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ point of death. another danger is ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ actually locomotion of the body... ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
$*:»~¨¨¨¨¨ walking around is still somewhat ¨¨¨¨¨~»:*$
§$*:»~¨¨¨¨ possible after losing sight, which have ¨¨¨¨~»:*$§
¶§$*:»~¨¨¨ lead to seveal falls. additionally, ¨¨¨~»:*$§¶
#¶§$*:»~¨¨ robberies of the intoxicated are common. ¨¨~»:*$§¶#
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#¶§$*:»~¨¨ lastly, albeit very rare, it's possible ¨¨~»:*$§¶#
¶§$*:»~¨¨¨ to die of pure overdose (on the scale ¨¨¨~»:*$§¶
§$*:»~¨¨¨¨ of jars of honey) before being killed ¨¨¨¨~»:*$§
$*:»~¨¨¨¨¨ by thirst. there are rumors that this ¨¨¨¨¨~»:*$
*:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨ leaves "ghosts", who will still share ¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:*
:»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ their thoughts long after their bodies ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»:
»~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ are dead and gone. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~»
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